Freight-car step.



M. A. GREEN.

FREIGHT GAR STEP,

APPLIUAT'ION FILED DB0. 6. 1913.

Patented July 21, 1914.

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MORGAN A. GREEN, F MONTPELIER, IDAHO.

FREIGHT-CAR STEP.

Specification of` Letters Patent.

Application led December 6, 1913. Serial No. 805,084.

Patented July 2li, i914..

To all 'whom it may concern v Be it knownthat I, MORGAN A.. GREEN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Montpelier, in the county of Bear Lake and State of Idaho, have invented new and useful yImprovements in Freight-,Car Steps, of which'the following is a specification.

The invention has relation to means whereby a brakeman or other attendant of a freight train may mount a freight car with safety, such invention providing a step and a rab-iron in coperative, relation, the step being carried by the truck and the grabiron being mounted upon the car in such relation to the ladder as to enable the brake- Y man to have easy access to the ladder.

The invention resides more particularly in the step and the manner of lconnecting the same to the truck so as to form in effect a part thereof.

The invention further consists of a grabiron which is mounted upon the car above the step and at Aone side of the ladder, such grab-iron enabling th brakeman or other;

.of an end portion of a freight car provided with a safety step and grab-iron embodying the invention. Fig 2 is a sectional View about on the line w--m of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a detailed view bringing out more clearly the relation between the step and truck.

Correspondingy and like parts are referred to 1n the following description and indicated in all the views of the drawings. The step comprises a treadl, end pieces 2 and back 3. The end pieces 2 preferably' constitute a part of the tread and are formed by bending end portions of the tread substantially at a right angle. The back 3 may form a part of the 4step or may consist of a part of the truck, the purpose of such back being to prevent the foot of the train hand from projecting beyond the rear of the step and coming in contact with a wheel or other part of the truck which would be liable to cause injury. The step is of a length to come between adjacent journal boxes so as not to interfere with the free access to such journal boxes for supplying the same with lubricant or otherwise giving proper attention thereto.

The grab-iron 4 is secured to the car body and is located above the step in convenient position to be reached to enable the'train` hand to mount the step with safety and pass from such step to the ladder generally provided at the side of a freight car. The grab-iron may be secured to the car in any manner depending upon the particular type of the car to which the invention is adapted.

From the foregoing description, taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, the advantages of the construction and of the method of operation will be readily apparent to those skilled inthe art to which the invention appertains, and while I have described the principle of operation of the invention, together with the device which I now consider to be the best embodiment thereof, I desire to have it understoodthat the device shown is merely illustrative, and that such changes may be made lwhen desired as are within the scope of the claims appended hereto.

Having thus described the invention what is claimed as new, is

1. In a. freight car, a truck provided with a step the same being arranged in the space formed between adjacent journal boxes.

2. In a freight car, a truck having a step between adjacent journal boxes, such step having a back and end pieces.

3. In a freight car, a step provided upon the truck and arranged opposite the space formed between opposite journal boxes and a grab-iron mounted upon the car body Valcove the step.

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